His ear!
That man had just cut off his ear!
Malchus stared in horror at the bloody mess at his feet, and reached up and grabbed the side of his head. In vain, he tried to stop the bleeding. He would have cried only nobody was paying him any attention, not even his mentor or the rebel who just attacked him. Why should they?
Slowly, Malchus fell to his knees. The pain was so intense he could barely breathe.
“Master,” he cried. “Help me!”
But the high priest paid him no attention.
Malchus watched as the fight continued in front of him. Time moved slowly, and he could feel every last agonizing heart beat pound in his head. People were screaming, but he didn’t hear any shouts. Then he saw…him.
The leader of the rebels. The one who claimed to be the Christ, the Messiah. This was his fault. Malchus felt the anger rise up inside of him. He had after all only been doing his job. He was a good man, working for the high priest, who was God’s man…right? And Malchus’ job had been to arrest any blasphemer, and High Priest Caiaphas had said that this fraud was only that, blasphemer. Malchus didn’t ever question him, so that meant this man before had to be evil.
But then looking at him now, Malchus didn’t think he was that evil at all. In fact, he looked the opposite. He was looking at Malchus kindly with compassion in his eyes. He was looking right at him, when everyone else had forgotten.
“Stop!” the man named Jesus cried, and everyone stopped moving.
Another wave of pain pounded through Malchus and he cried out again and went face first into the dust.
All he could feel was the pain, but then he felt a hand resting on his back.
“Let’s get you up.” Jesus whispered in his good ear. Slowly Malchus sat up and watched in shock as the man picked up his ear. Without a word, he placed in back on Malchus’ head.
Instantly, the pain was gone. Malchus looked gratefully into Jesus’ eyes and the look Malchus saw there would stay with him forever. In Jesus’ eyes was a look of such love that Malchus almost couldn’t stand it. Who was he to receive such love? He was there to arrest this man, but still Jesus loved him, not his job, loved him, Malchus, servant of the high priest more than anything.
“There will be no more violence tonight!” Jesus said to the crowd “Put your swords away. I’ll come with you.”
With that Jesus squeezed Malchus’ shoulder and stood up. Malchus heard the soldiers grab him and take him away, but Malchus couldn’t move a muscle. All he could think about was that man’s face.
He couldn’t be…
Caiaphas had said he was a fake, but he had just healed Malchus’ ear. But if he wasn’t a fraud then that meant…
“Malchus, are you coming?” the high priest hollered, sounding scared and angry.
But that meant that that man…Jesus… was the Savior, the one they had all been waiting for.
“Coming, sir.” Malchus said dazed.
And then all of the sudden, Malchus believed. 1
Judas might have betrayed him and Peter denied him, but that night Jesus made one more follower in a young servant named Malchus. Malchus would watch in horror over the next few days as Jesus was killed by his old masters. But then a joy like he had never known filled his soul on the third day when he heard the whispers. Jesus was alive. Some people couldn’t believe it, but Malchus did. He’d seen Him. He’d the seen the power first hand.
Soon he was serving with disciples, people who had one time he had spurned as traitors. He never regretted his choice, because Malchus had met Jesus, the man. But not just a man. No, he was so much more than that. He was a king! And He was Malchus’ King, and Malchus loved Him.
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Author notes
just thought it would be interesting to look at the last night of Christ from another view. Most people know this part of the story, but they just overlook it. Jesus performed a miracle right before he was arrested and i have to think that this man became saved.
Is it clear? Can you follow alright?
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Amazing
That's a really good write there. An interesting take on Malchus and what happened when Peter cut off his ear. Very good. I really liked it. Good work. God Bless! -
Thank you for a great story
I want to begin by telling you that I am brand new to this site, and I have spent some time looking for the "Christian" community here. I think I can go on now.
I hope you'll allow me to give a few comments:
1. I would rework paragraph three. Make it easier to follow. "He would have cried only nobody was paying him any attention, not even his mentor or the rebel who just attacked him. Why should they?" I think this could be sharpened.
2. There are some spelling problems, and a few slight POV problems --- but over-all the piece is well written and very enjoyable.
Please keep up the good work, and I look forward to reading more.beginning: 5, language: 3, plot: 5, overall: 7, ending: 4, dialog: 4, characters: 4.
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I Loved It!!!!!
The idea of writing a story from this man's point of view is brilliant. I really got a blessing from it. Shancy.beginning: 4, language: 2, plot: 4, overall: 6, ending: 4, dialog: 2, characters: 4.
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Sooooo Good
I love the originality of your idea, not many people would choose to write something on this subject and you did it very well. It's really easy to follow and really entertaining. I love it.beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, overall: 10, characters: 5.
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thanks so much for reading my story...i'm glad you liked it. Have a wonderful day
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